Editing General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (section)

===Pakistan===
{{Main|Drone attacks in Pakistan by the United States}}

From at least 2003 until 2011, the U.S. [[Central Intelligence Agency]] has allegedly been operating the drones out of [[Shamsi airfield]] in Pakistan to attack militants in Pakistan's [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]].<ref name="Google Earth Reveals Secret History of US Base in Pakistan" /><ref name="About those missing Predator drones: It wasn't censorship after all" />  During this period, the MQ-1 Predator fitted with [[Hellfire missile]]s was successfully used to kill a number of prominent [[Al-Qaeda|al Qaeda]] operatives.<ref name="abc1" />

On 13 January 2006, 18 civilians were unintentionally killed by the Predator. According to Pakistani authorities, the U.S. strike was based on faulty intelligence.<ref name="USAToday article" /><ref name="telegraph2006" /><ref name="The New Al-Qaeda Central: Far From Declining, the Network Has Rebuilt, With Fresh Faces and a Vigorous Media Arm" />